I was wondering if anyone could help me find a turbo for a 2002 hond civic ex i'm planning on adheading a turbo but i have not seen one out yet please help.

 

This being your 1st post and the way you asked this questions make me think you need to do some major research on Forced Induction. There is a lot more to purchasing a turbo and throwing one on. Not being a dick, but do some research first. Would be shitty to have a blown 2002 civic, due to lack of info.
just my .02 cents

 

Here you go newbie...something to shoot for

 

you might want to look into a k20 swap (RSX motor). The cost is essentially the same, the power is essentially the same, you will have no reliability probs, and there is way more potential later on if you ever want to spend more $$$. The d17 was built for fuel economy not power. As cool as it may sound to turbocharge your motor, it won't give you the power you are looking for, and will be a major hassle. Do some research and you'll see why. Good luck.

 

not true...you can boost that motor to 300hp just like any other d-series motor if done right

boost > swap

 

I believe you can find everything you need at www.7thgencivic.com
Essentially your looking at anywhere from 130-205whp with unknown reliability compared to 165whp and a six-speed for the same price. All of the kits are fairly new and running on piggybacks like the e-manage. If there is anything i've learned about modifying a car its do it right the first time. The k20a2 is the future as far as honda performance is concerned and the d17 has possibly the worst aftermarket following at the present time. So your options boil down to the following:
a) buy a turbo kit
boost her under 10psi and beat rsx's
buy another cheap d17 when she blows from you turning up the boost/poor tuning/bad gas
b) buy a k20a2 with the right mounting hardware
enjoy your 6th gear, 8 grand redline, and extra 75 hp
buy either i/h/e or a turbokit with the money you would have used on your blown motor and enjoy the knowledge/reliability of the ever-growing k-series community.

 

Well, the power mod world can be seperated into two groups. (Can)

Those that Love forced induction, and those that can't or refuse to grasp it's potential.

Those that Love it understand that they will without a doubt turn into their own personal mechanic unless they are very wealthy.

So, with that... Seeing as how you want more power out of your civic, I assume you are not very wealthy. And seeing as how you have to ask, you're probably not mechanically inclined.

You can do one of two things, but you have to ask yourself something. Do I want to learn to be a mechanic?

If yes, by all means start off witha simple kit and work your way to insane amounts of boost (motor does not matter, anything can be built).

If no, just get a swap and cough up some dough and sit back as you watch others do the tough work for you and earn a buck. Then drive and be happy.

 

The key word here is reliability. If you are going to go forced induction you need to do things right the first time or your gonna be becoming a mechanic or calling on a mechanic in no time. Unfortunately for gokou46 there is an extremely small following for that motor so you can't reliably walk in someone else's footsteps. If you are willing to walk your own path, you better have some serious cash.
I'm a huge fan of turbocharged motors, my best friend 99b16si is one of the most respected honda tuners on this board. I was there when he "become a mechanic" and it didn't come cheap. Not to mention he never drove on a single cam d series. It's for this reason that i bought a turbocharged motor from the factory.
Can it be done? Of course. If he straps on a small turbokit, gets a great tune, and has the willpower not to turn up the dial. But why not start being a mechanic when the k-series doesn't excite you anymore, and build up the best honda has to offer? This way he's got the right components to make some decent numbers as well, like a great flowing head, reinforced block, larger displacement, vtec made for power not economy, and an intake manifold that isn't made of plastic.
By the way, that's the nicest d16 turbo i've ever seen trip What are you looking for if you sell?

 

I think alot of people always believe that there is one step left when it comes to adding power to there cars. Like, if i bought this turbo kit and could run a high 13-low 14 sec 1/4 i'd be done. But this is never the case. You add your turbo kit, you hopefully make what you are looking for and you are pleased....for a while. And a year later you are doing the exact same thing. Looking for another step/stage to make more power. It's happened to all of us, so why won't it happen to gokou46? If he boosts the d17 its gonna be fun, but then when the time comes for the next stage (assuming he hasn't turned the dial and grenaded it already) he has to rip the motor apart and get internals. Just doing that alone lowers the reliability of your motor period. And even with that, there are so many components working against you in making great power numbers with that motor.
So why not assume that he's like everyone else and is going to follow this cycle. Let him get his "fix" with a k-series and when the time comes for more, he can boost that.

 

I guess it depends on how long he wants to keep the car. If you're paying for it, may as well just get a kit, cuz you'll probably trade it eventually. If you own it, go for a swap, but it's going to take that much longer to save up and prepare for the turbo. People who own cars tend to hang on to them longer because it's not as much of a burden.

As for me, this is the third honda I've 'owned'. So it's just more of a toy, but one I can't get away from because I have a sickness. I'm completely nuts.

As for how much to let it go for... I dunno. There's $3 grand worth of Misc. upgrades going in soon. Not to mention typical maintenance.